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William IV ruled from 1830-37. He succeeded to the throne just as the campaign for Parliamentary reform reached its peak. He reluctantly agreed to create the extra Whig peers needed to pass the Reform Act in 1832, although his proved unnecessary when the Tories withdrew their opposition to the Act. On his death, Victoria his niece became queen.
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Name: King William IV. Father: George III. Mother: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Born: August 21, 1765 at Buckingham Palace. Ascended to the throne: June 26, 1830 aged 64 years. Crowned: September 8, 1831 at Westminster Abbey. Married: Adelaide, daughter of Dukeof Saxe-Meinigen, on July 11, 1818. Children: Four none of whom survived ...
King George IV lived an overly extravagant lifestyle which cost the British Government a large sum of money including a £240,000 Coronation (over £25,000,000 today). King George IV died on June 26 th, 1830 and Prince William ascended to the Throne as His Majesty King William IV. As King William IV he performed exceedingly well and had an ...
William IV: A Portrait. Queen Victoria’s uncle and immediate predecessor was a good-humoured, simple-minded sovereign, whose bustling amiability much endeared him to his subjects, writes Joanna Richardson.
King William IV Facts. 1. He Was Never Supposed to Be King. William’s rise to the English throne was never supposed to happen. Born on August 21, 1765 to the "Mad King" King George III and Queen Charlotte, William was the third son of the dysfunctional royal couple, and his parents never imagined their younger boy would rule England one day.
William IV, 1765–1837, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1830–37), third son of George III. He went to sea in 1779, served under Admiral George Rodney in action off Cape St. Vincent (1780), and by 1786 was a captain.
